Our last great adventure...for the week at least!

What a week already! I am really exhausted, and I know my babies are, too.

The weather here has been crazy - rain, rain, rain, sun! On my way to pick Major up from school it poured! I was hoping the remainder of the day would be nice and it did turn out that way! Yea! After coming home, changing clothes, & grabbing a few things (like a snack & the camera) we headed to get Ella Grace. To save time, I parked and picked her up as a walker. She had already received instructions to be the first person in the walker line and we were running to the car! ha! We did just that, besides me carrying her for a piece. Once in we were off like a race horse. We had places to be!

The three of us made it back to the airport by 3:32. Yes! We met a gentleman we had met earlier in the week with Jeremy & he called him for us. I checked-in at security and then we moved on in. We were waiting to see Air Force-1 land with President Obama! How cool is that?!

We waited. And waited. And waited. (Cause we were early.) First we waited inside.


Then we waited outside.
And we had a little fun while we waited, too!

And then here he came!

Air Force-1 landed with ease. We watched as the plane maneuvered around the tarmac.
Hey! Who put those there?! ha! ha!



The stairs were pulled up, the media moved in and...

Out came the President! Hello, Mr. President!

He basically ran down the stairs. Shook a few hands right off the stairs and headed in our direction. By "our" I mean the spectators, not like just me and the kids.

"The" wave.





Right here (the picture above) he was shaking Ella Grace's hand. He commented to her "I see that flag you brought with you. Thank you for bringing it!" yea!

And here he was shaking Major's hand!
And here!
Moving on, now...

Adios!
See the flags on the front? Mr. President is inside this one! (Really this time)

And the motorcade takes off!
The three Amigos in front of Air Force - 1.

Now how about that for some Tuesday afternoon fun?

Awesomesauce!

Another adventure

A little more planning involved in this, but we got to do something else which was super cool. The were able to view the Presidential limos! How cool is this? When the flags are on, the President is in! (except in these photos!)

Ella Grace and Major

Ella Grace was a little more excited about this.

And Major-man!

A front view of the limo.

See my handsome hubby?

And not to be outdone by the limo, the firefighter came out and said "Who wants to see the firetruck?" Um-hmm, the kids ran over like they had never seen one and were SO excited. Forget about the trip to see the limo now!

He offered to let the kids try out the hat, coat, suspenders and boots. Austin was the only one that would take him up...I should have jumped in, too!

You really can't see, but there were 3 planes in view here coming in for a landing. The firefighter told us they were each at least 5 miles a part!

Nothing like laying on the tarmac watching the planes come in!

Listening to the firefighter.

Paying close attention.

What a great adventure!

Blackhawk

At the last minute Sunday...as in at the end of worship service...we found out we were able to do something unexpected and that we likely won't ever be able to do again. We drove near the airport and were able to see and sit in a Blackhawk helicopter. Pretty neat!

We took turns sitting inside the helicopter. This was one of several available to the President.

Major was really pumped. This is a true boy - in to planes and cars, etc.

No problems getting a "cheese" here!
Ella Grace wasn't quite so sure. We couldn't get this girl to smile! One day she will realize how big of a deal this really was!
It was difficult for me to even straddle the controls in the middle! (And, yes, I had to take a turn too!)
This is the Presidential seal. It is actually on a removable panel in case the VP were in it, rather than the President. We were also able to sit in the cabin area where the President, his wife and staff sit. Small quarters!


Isn't that awesome!?